Collar-holder



F- W. YOUNG.

COLLAR HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN- s. 1920.

1,367,448. Patented Feb. 1, 1921.-

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FRANK W. YOUNG, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

COLLAR-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 1, 1921.

Application filed January 6, 1920. Serial No. 349,757.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK W. YOUNG, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the city of Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collar-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to collar holders more particularly adapted to engage and hold the points or ends of soft collars in position to prevent them from unduly spreading; and the object of this invention 1s to provide a simple and inexpensive device of this character formed of wire which is bent into the desired shape to engage and retain the opposite edges of a collar, or the device may be employed for holding the edges of any other garment.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings;

Figure 1- is a front elevation showing my improved holder as applied to a collar.

Fig. 2- is a viewillustrating the first bending or folding operation of a length of wire in the process of forming my improved holder in full lines, the next bending being shown in dotted lines.

Fig. 3-- is a front view of the holder with the wire bent into finished form.

Fig. 4 is a rear view of the holder.

Fig. 5--- is an edge view of the holder, showing the opposite complemental loops as providing loops or jaws between which the ed 'es of the garment fabric are passed.

Fig. 6 is a rear view showing the pointed ends of the holder as engaging the fabric of the collarto prevent the holder from slipping from its operative position.

With reference to the drawing, the device is constructed from a length of spring wire usually plated with precious metal, the opposite ends 10 of this wire being sharpened, and these end portions 11 are first folded to form loops 12 at opposite ends of the holder providing one full length bar 13 on one side of the loop so formed. These members 11 are next folded at the point 14: back uponthemselves to extend outwardly diagonally across to a point substantially in line with the bar 13 thus providing two substantially half length bars 15 on the opposite side of the loop. Each of these end portions is again folded downwardly to extend back adjacent 1ts complemental half length bar 15 thereby providing another or cooperating loop 17 which is spaced laterally a short distance from its complemental loop 12 thus providmg a slightly open mouth between them for the entrance of the fabric which is to be engaged by these loops which form fabric retaining jaws.

In some cases I form the loop 17 slightly shorter than the loop 12 at each end of the holder so as to facilitate the entering of the fabric between them.

As illustrated, in Fig. 5, I preferably set inwardly the pointed extremities 18, where by they are caused to bite into the fabric to securely retain the holder when positioned thereon.

The device is extremely simple and practical in construction and by being forn'led of wire may be readily bent or folded automatically into the desired form thereby providing a very inexpensive yet practical and efficient device for holding the adjacent edges of the collar or other garments. the device is made of a fine wire it we tremely light in weight.

This wire may be chased or ornamented to form a holder which is very handsome and attractive in appearance.

The foregoing description is directed solely toward the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I re serve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claim.

I claim:

A collar holder comprising a length of. wire having its opposite end portions folded back to cross each other providing an open loop, each of said folded portions being again folded back upon itself to cross said loop at an angle providing a full length bar on one side and two substantially half length bars on the opposite side of the loop the extremities being sharpened and folded back to cross from the full length back to the half length bars, one of the end folds be ing slightly shorter than its complemental end 1 fold and normally spaced laterally therefrom to provide a fabric-entering mouth between them.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

FRANK w. YOUNG. 

